Richard D. Rebecky

Richard D. Rebecky, age 67, of Wayne passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 while receiving the loving care of his family.

Richard was born in Passaic and was the youngest of five children to Joseph and Margaret Rebecky.  When Richard was just about ready to start school at five years old, his family moved from Passaic to Wallington.  It was in Wallington where Richard would spend his formative years and attend Wallington High School.  While in high school, Richard excelled in sports particularly baseball, basketball, and football.  Because of his talent, Richard received the “All American Award” at Wallington High for excelling in all three sports.

Subsequent to graduating from Wallington High School with the class of 1971, Richard attended William Paterson College.  After only one year in college, Richard decided that he would try his hand at business ownership.  In 1972, Rich started his own masonry business named R&K Construction.  Rich owned and grew the business from 1972 until 1983.  In 1983, Richard was offered and accepted a position in sales at a company called Servillio Exhibits, where he worked for about ten years.  In 1994, Richard then accepted another sales position with a company called Coastal International. Richard worked his way up from sales to General Manager, and eventually earning the position of President of the company.  Richard held this position until his passing, his career with Coastal International spanned twenty-six years.

During the time Richard owned his masonry business, in 1979, he was introduced through mutual friends to an attractive young woman by the name of Kathleen McQuillan.  Rich and Kate hit it off great and started dating.  As fate would have it they fell in love and were married on September 6, 1980.  Rich and Kate settled in Clifton shortly after getting married, but only lived there for about a year.  The couple then moved to Wallington where they lived for about two years.  In 1984, Rich and Kate moved again, this time to East Rutherford.  They stayed in East Rutherford for about twelve years, during which they welcomed the births of their four children.  As their children started growing up, Rich and Kate then moved to Wayne in 1996 and have been their ever since.  Richard and Kate cherished nearly forty years of loving and loyal marriage together.

Richard never lost his love for sports, he was a huge New York Yankees fan, Mickey Mantle being one of his favorite players.  He collected a variety of sports memorabilia including hats, jerseys, and baseball and basketball cards.  Rich also enjoyed playing golf.  Every summer for many years he and his family vacationed to Hilton Head, SC where he would play golf and spend time at the beach.  Another hobby that Rich took interest in was Real Estate.  Richard enjoyed buying and selling real estate in his spare time.  He had an outstanding work ethic and was dedicated to his career, always loyal to the people he worked for and the people he worked with.  However, Richard’s greatest passion, aside from his hobbies and interests, was his family.  Nothing in the world meant more to Richard than providing for and spending time with his children and grandchildren.  He had a wonderful sense of humor and could always make you smile no matter what the situation.  He was compassionate, generous, and would go out of his way to help anyone that needed it. Richard was a very special person who touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by everyone that knew him.

Richard is survived by his wife Kate (McQuillan) of Wayne, one son CJ Rebecky of Providence, RI, three daughters Ryann Jodoin and her husband Colt of West Milford, Melissa Rebecky and her fiancé Joel Morales of Wayne,  and Samantha Rebecky of Wayne,  two grandsons, Noah Perez and Colt Jodoin, Jr., two brothers; Frank Rebecky and his wife Teri of Sefner, FL, and John Rebecky and his wife Dolores of Wallington, one sister Jennifer Faries of Indianapolis, IN, and numerous nieces and nephews, Richard is also survived by his sister-in-law Marilyn Rebecky of Colorado, and his two brother-in-laws; Mac McQuillan of Rutherford, and David McQuillan and his wife Michelle of Vernon . Richard was predeceased by his brother Joe Rebecky and also by his sister-in-law Chickie McQuillan.  

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Richard’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 http://www.stjude.org, or CRS Foundtion, 7-B Tosch Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470, http://www.carlosraymondfoundation.com